Party fun!

Today I went to my friend Katelyn's first birthday party! Here I am with the birthday girl...



We were supposed to go swimming and I was really looking forward to splashing in the pool, but it started raining so we had to stay inside. I protested by peeing through the swim diaper that my mommy so optimistically put on me before the rain started. Then I thought of a great way to play in the water even if I couldn't go in the pool. I let Alexandra and Leah in on my plan...

"Check it out, you guys, we'll just pour some water on the table!"


"Then we'll splash like this!"


"Woohoo! This is fun!"


I also want to give a shout-out to my buddy Max who turned one last week. At his party last week, I tasted frosting for the first time!

Mmmmmm......frosting....

So noisy!

This is why I sleep so well at night. I wear myself out speed-crawling and yelling everywhere I go!

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And a cute video of me laughing...

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Ben and Cadence

"Hey Baby, you come here often?"

Chicago

Last weekend, my crazy parents got it in their heads that it would be a good idea to take me on a plane to visit my Uncle Andy in Chicago. I really didn't like having to sit still for so long and I made sure to remind my parents of my displeasure as much as possible. I saved all my smiles and laughs for strangers so I got a nice ego boost from all the "aaaaw, what a cute baby" comments.

Here I am on the plane with mommy. I don't look very amused, do I?


I took a good nap during our layover in DC.


Uncle Andy isn't used to my early schedule, so I had to tell him when it was time to get up.


Get off that phone and pay attention to me!


We did lots of touristy things in Chicago. We walked and rode the train a lot. I wanted to get down on the ground and crawl, but I was strapped to one of my parents most of the time.

Looking at cool architecture makes me sleeeeepy.



Mommy showing me my reflection in "The Bean", a sculpture in Millenium Park.


Daddy and me at Wrigley Field.


Uncle Andy and I played on some swings at a playground near his house.



This was the best part of my trip. I had my very first deep dish pizza at Gino's East!


mmmmmmm.....layer of sausage....mmmmmmm



Thanks for letting stay with you and showing us around, Uncle Andy. Next time, I'll try to let you sleep in a little later!

Blueberries (now with video)!

Note to self: In the future, eat blueberries only on bath days.




P.S. Mommy figured out how to add video to my blog!!

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Long weekend

This was a great weekend. Daddy was home for three whole days! Mommy and Daddy did a lot of work around the house and I was extremely helpful (as always).

Here I am showing Daddy where to find the pots and pans so he can make breakfast:




Helping Mommy and Daddy sort through their summer clothes that have been up in the attic all winter:



Daddy and me working in the garden:




Can you believe they put locks on the cabinet doors? How am I supposed to get to the pots and pans now? I've been thwarted by babyproofing devices yet again!

This is what happens when it rains!

Once upon a time, I had a normal backyard. Then it rained and rained and rained and rained. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the sun came out. Now, instead of a normal backyard, I have a jungle.

Behold the power of cheese.

Today, I had some mozzarella cheese with my lunch. It was goooooood. Uncle Mike will be so proud!

I have been trying a lot of new foods recently. My absolute favorite is yogurt. I can't get enough of that stuff.

I've also tried:
tomatoes (not sure how I feel about those yet)
turkey sausage (yum)
eggs (yum, yum)
bacon (hmmmm...a little weird)
maple syrup (lots of fun to get all over my hands, especially when it's on Mommy's plate and she's trying to eat!)

And the Winner is...

Speaking of crawling, click on the title of this post to watch a video clip of my race with Kate and Max!

Crawling...

I have been on the move for several weeks now. My favorite thing to do is crawl as fast as I can from the living room to the kitchen. I get so excited when I get going! I am obsessed with the kitchen chair. I love to grab the back of the chair and try to do chin-ups. My parents always try to stop me. What is up with that? I'm just trying to work out.

Art in the Park

This past weekend, Daddy and Mommy and I took a trip to the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. I saw lots of interesting things there.




Who is this guy?



Now, why would someone build a giant teether and then tell me I'm not supposed to chew on it? That doesn't seem fair.



Let me see that map, I'll show you which way to go.




Or maybe I'll just eat the map. Yeah, that's a better idea.



Me and my favorite sculpture entitled "Trojan Piggybank".





That was fun!

My favorite way to travel...

Check out my new Kozy carrier. Don't I look comfy? Every time I'm in here, I magically fall asleep. Mommy wishes she had this when I was a newborn!

What do you think of my new 'do?

My first mohawk...

My First Nine Months Photo Montage

Click on the title of this post to see a photo montage of my first nine months! Then turn up your speakers and get ready to dance!!

My 9 month check-up

Today I went to visit Dr. Sanders for my 9 month check-up. I like Dr. Sanders a lot, she makes me laugh. I'm not so fond of that nurse who gives me the shots. Luckily, I didn't have to get any shots today so it was a fun visit. I'm weighing in at 20lbs 14oz (and Mommy's back is feeling it) and I am 28.5 inches long. Mommy and the doctor talked a lot and it was very boring for me. I kept trying to grab a blood pressure cuff so I'd at least have something to chew on, but I couldn't quite reach it. I can't believe that by my next doctor's appointment, I will be a year old!





(On a side note: When Mommy was pregnant with me, she belonged to an online community of pregnant mommies who were due in July 2005. There was a lady in the group who was pregnant with triplets and gave birth very early due to some complications. All of the babies were very tiny, and two of them went to heaven after only a few days. One little boy survived and today is his first birthday. Although we've never met "in real life", we think of him often and want to wish him a very special Happy Birthday!! Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his mommy and daddy on what must be a happy and sad day for them.)

Toys?

Yeah, I know I have a bunch of toys on the floor behind me. I'd much rather play with the TV remote, a bowl and Mommy's chapstick. So what?

Woohoo! It's Spring!

We have had some beautiful weather recently. I'm so glad that it's spring and I can finally wear short sleeves! On Thursday, I took a nice, long walk with my friends Kate and Max.

We really did have fun, despite the fact that none of us could be bothered to smile.

I also got to sit on the grass for the first time (the ground has been covered with snow and leaves since I learned how to sit).

I'm not really sure how I feel about grass yet.